Annotated Checklist of Banjos by Gibson

(in chronological order)

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NMM 2695.  Tenor banjo by Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Manufacturing Company, Kalamazoo, ca. 1923.  Style TB-4. Factory Batch Number 11041A-49.  Gift of Jay F. Miller, Franklin, Pennsylvania, 1980.

NMM 7416.  Mandolin-banjo by Gibson, Inc., Kalamazoo, ca. 1924.  Style MB-3.  Serial number 8544-14.  Gift of Clay H. Johnson, Jr., O'Neill, Nebraska, 1999.

NMM 6072.  Tenor banjo (later converted to five-strings, but original neck/head retained) by Gibson, Inc., Kalamazoo, ca. 1928.  Florentine model.  Board of Trustees, 1997.

NMM 10769.  Banjo by Gibson, Inc., Kalamazoo, January 2, 1980.  Model RB-250.  Serial number 80020036.  Ex colls.:  Earl Scruggs, Johnny Cash.  Board of Trustees, 2004.

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